Canyon Lake is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 31,124 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Canyon Lake is the 108th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Canyon Lake, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Canyon Lake, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Canyon Lake’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Canyon Lake does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $93,114.00.

Canyon Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Canyon Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Canyon Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Canyon Lake is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Canyon Lake’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Canyon Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Canyon Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Canyon Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Canyon Lake may be for you.

In Canyon Lake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Even though Canyon Lake is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

The citizens of Canyon Lake are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.14% of adults in Canyon Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Canyon Lake in 2022 was $50,670, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $202,680 for a family of four. However, Canyon Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Canyon Lake is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Canyon Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canyon Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Canyon Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.79% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Canyon Lake include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Canyon Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.